Sources & method

History deserves careful language.

We distinguish a published reference from an inherited story, and treat both with respect without pretending they are the same kind of evidence.

H. A. Rose

A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, compiled from earlier census and ethnographic material and published in 1911. It is a useful historical source, but reflects colonial categories and should be read critically.

Customary law records

District-level customary-law compilations are cited in later summaries to distinguish Jajjah from Jathaul in Sialkot. The archive is seeking the most direct edition and page reference.

Evidence labels

Published pages will identify whether information comes from a primary document, scholarly or historical publication, local record, oral history, or unverified family submission. Claims may change as better evidence becomes available.

Corrections

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